state_to_abbr = {

"Alabama"   : "AL",
"Alaska"    : "AK",
"Arizona"   : "AZ",
"Arkansas"  : "AR",
"California": "CA",
"Colorado"  : "CO",
"Connecticut": "CT",
"Delaware"  : "DE",
"Florida"   : "FL",
"Georgia"   : "GA",
"Hawaii"    : "HI",
"Idaho"     : "ID",
"Illinois"  : "IL",
"Indiana"   : "IN",
"Iowa"      : "IA",
"Kansas"    : "KS",
"Kentucky"  : "KY",
"Louisiana" : "LA",
"Maine"     : "ME",
"Maryland"  : "MD",
"Massachusetts": "MA",
"Michigan"  : "MI",
"Minnesota" : "MN",
"Mississippi": "MS",
"Missouri"   : "MO",
"Montana"   : "MT",
"Nebraska"  : "NE",
"Nevada"    : "NV",
"New Hampshire": "NH",
"New Jersey": "NJ",
"New Mexico": "NM",
"New York"  : "NY",
"North Carolina": "NC",
"North Dakota"  : "ND",
"Ohio"      : "OH",
"Oklahoma"  : "OK",
"Oregon"    : "OR",
"Pennsylvania": "PA",
"Rhode Island": "RI",
"South Carolina": "SC",
"South Dakota": "SD",
"Tennessee" : "TN",
"Texas"     : "TX",
"Utah"      : "UT",
"Vermont"   : "VT",
"Virginia"  : "VA",
"Washington": "WA",
"West Virginia": "WV",
"Wisconsin" : "WI",
"Wyoming"   : "WY",

}
